Masculinity Studies offered as a course at Concordia University

aetheralloy · 2012-01-31T17:48:01+00:00

This seems like a feminist program - an attempt to co-opt male issues again.

Cartesian_Duelist · 2012-01-31T16:14:19+00:00

Let's just say I have a bit of experience with Mr. Lafrance. I wouldn't be hooting and hollering over this, to say the least. The man pretty much has his mind made up that masculinity == unilateral, all-encompassing machismo.

2012-01-31T18:23:42+00:00

"Masculinity" is usually code for Kimmel style feminist indoctrination.

We are far from a society where men can tell women the truth of what they have done and what needs to be done to fix it.

roland3337 · 2012-01-31T20:49:25+00:00

This article was a bit long for me to read, but from what little I could get to, it looks just like another garden variety effort to tell men what the should be, instead of taking them for what they are. It is another 'gender studies' course.

The only thing that makes this course different from womyn's studies, is the pair of fake balls tacked onto it.

When anyone tries to tell you what it means to be a man, they are manipulating your for their own purposes.

throwaway45685 · 2012-01-31T15:22:06+00:00

It's great that mainstream academic institutions are willing to accept that men are facing issues too, but I have a problem with this... when feminists say "the solution to men's issues is more feminism," this is what they were talking about. I noticed the instructor of the course uses a lot of rather feminist terminology in the interview, namely the notion of gender role expectations being "oppressive" to men, and how we need to dump the expectation of acting invulnerable, never weak... but that IS masculinity, isn't it? This course isn't about the rights of the masculine, it's about destruction of masculinity and gender, which is exactly what modern feminism is about.

Gender roles are evolutionary baggage. They are irrelevant today, but they DO still exist in some intrinsic way, and society as a whole needs to stop denying that fact because it's inconvenient to believe in gender. The "crisis of masculinity" is because we've forgotten what masculinity is and replaced it with a set of far-removed career paths and clothing choices that are no longer exclusively for males... so what is masculinity if not that?

Above all, it doesn't seem like this course focuses on the real issue at hand, which is the double-standards created by the feminist movement against those who choose to act masculine (unless they're female, of course).

Edit: I forgot to add that I agree with the professor's (and feminism's) idea that we shouldn't "force" people into their gender roles, but in no way does that mean we should abolish gender itself.

Ma99ie · 2012-01-31T20:32:10+00:00

I hope it is not akin to men's studies.

2012-02-01T01:42:03+00:00

If you want a real men's studies program please look at this: New Male Studies out of Australia.

KRATOSBRAH · 2012-02-01T05:05:26+00:00

I'm highly suspicious of any Male study/Masculinity Study program in academia. There is always some sort of devious, ulterior motive. Feminists and Feminist sympathizers attempting to deceive MRA's and their supporters into taking up a program which is nothing more than indoctrination and disinformation.

Men's Rights should be dominant on the internet, our discussions, groups, should all be on the internet. Why? The internet is the last bastion of free-speech and thought. It's also much easier to distinguish the moles within MRA on the internet. We should plan on the internet, and execute in real life.

Although I will say, I believe the only way MRA programs and classes in academia can truly work is if known and credible MRA's lead them. But remember, it's a lot easier to be attacked by defamation tactics and propaganda in real life than it is on the internet..

yamrs · 2012-02-01T00:34:39+00:00

Look before you up-vote people.

Title	Masculinity Studies offered as a course at Concordia University
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Date	January 31, 2012 2:16 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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